First Ever Empires (11,000 BC - 322 BC)

By jason_hammock
  • Period: 10,890 BCE to 8780 BCE

    Tell Qaramel

  • Period: 10,200 BCE to 9600 BCE

    El Khiam

  • Period: 10,000 BCE to 3800 BCE

    Franchthi

  • Period: 10,000 BCE to 7950 BCE

    Iraq ed-Dubb

  • Period: 9800 BCE to 5500 BCE

    Spirit Cave

  • Period: 9700 BCE to 8000 BCE

    Mureybet

  • Period: 9600 BCE to 8650 BCE

    Khiamian Empire

  • Period: 9600 BCE to 1400 BCE

    Jericho

  • Period: 9500 BCE to 6000 BCE

    Lepenski Vir

  • Period: 9500 BCE to 7500 BCE

    Nanzhuangtou

  • Period: 9500 BCE to 7500 BCE

    Tell Abu Hureyra

  • Period: 9130 BCE to 7370 BCE

    Göbekli Tepe

  • Period: 9000 BCE to 7000 BCE

    Lahuradewa

  • Period: 8800 BCE to 4500 BCE

    Byblos

  • Period: 8700 BCE to 7500 BCE

    Tell Aswad

  • Period: 8630 BCE to 6800 BCE

    Çayönü

  • Period: 8500 BCE to 5000 BCE

    Pulli

  • Period: 8500 BCE to 7700 BCE

    Nachcharini

  • Period: 8400 BCE to 8100 BCE

    Nevalı Çori

  • Period: 8300 BCE to 5000 BCE

    Ain Ghazal

  • Period: 8300 BCE to 6000 BCE

    Munhata

  • Period: 8200 BCE to 7400 BCE

    Aşıklı Höyük

  • Period: 8000 BCE to 5500 BCE

    Ganj Dareh

  • Period: 7755 BCE to 1250 BCE

    Tell Sabi Abyad

  • Period: 7750 BCE to 6780 BCE

    Tell Haula

  • Period: 7600 BCE to 2600 BCE

    Bhirrana

  • Period: 7500 BCE to 3600 BCE

    Nabta Playa

  • Period: 7500 BCE to 5000 BCE

    Jarmo

  • Period: 7500 BCE to 6100 BCE

    Pengtoushan

  • Period: 7200 BCE to 4000 BCE

    Chogha Bonut

  • Period: 7106 BCE to 7080 BCE

    Jhusi

  • Period: 7040 BCE to 5000 BCE

    Hacilar

  • Period: 7000 BCE to 2600 BCE

    Mehrgarh

  • Period: 7000 BCE to 6000 BCE

    Khirokitia

  • Period: 7000 BCE to 1900 BCE

    Knossos

  • Period: 7000 BCE to 5700 BCE

    Jiahu

  • Period: 6850 BCE to 4400 BCE

    Sesklo

  • Period: 6650 BCE to 5530 BCE

    Nea Nikomideia

  • Period: 6500 BCE to 6000 BCE

    Porodin

  • Period: 6500 BCE to 5000 BCE

    Cishan

  • Period: 6500 BCE to 1900 BCE

    Rakhigarhi

  • Period: 6500 BCE to 1500 BCE

    Shandong

  • Period: 6400 BCE to 4500 BCE

    Tel Kabri

  • Period: 6400 BCE to 6000 BCE

    Sha'ar HaGolan

  • Period: 6200 BCE to 4500 BCE

    Starčevo

  • Period: 6000 BCE to 1185 BCE

    Ugarit

  • Period: 6000 BCE to 3000 BCE

    Xinglonggou

  • Period: 6000 BCE to 5450 BCE

    Kuahuqiao

  • Period: 6000 BCE to 5350 BCE

    Tell Hassuna

  • Period: 6000 BCE to 3500 BCE

    Tell Judaidah

  • Period: 6000 BCE to 4000 BCE

    Tell Shemshara

  • Period: 6000 BCE to 670

    Padah-Lin

  • Period: 5900 BCE to 5800 BCE

    Lin

  • Period: 5800 BCE to 5400 BCE

    Hamadia

  • Period: 5800 BCE to 5400 BCE

    Dadiwan

  • Period: 5700 BCE to 4500 BCE

    Vinča-Belo Brdo

  • Period: 5500 BCE to 4000 BCE

    Tell Zeidan

  • Period: 5500 BCE to 4000 BCE

    El Badari

  • Period: 5500 BCE to 3300 BCE

    Hemudu

  • Period: 5500 BCE to 4800 BCE

    Xinle

  • Period: 5400 BCE to 4500 BCE

    Zhaobaogou

  • Period: 5400 BCE to 600 BCE

    Eridu

  • Period: 5250 BCE to 4000 BCE

    Sotria

  • Period: 5200 BCE to 4750 BCE

    Güvercinkayası

  • Period: 5000 BCE to 2000 BCE

    Tabon

  • Period: 5000 BCE to 4600 BCE

    Mogylna

  • Period: 5000 BCE to 3300 BCE

    Daxi

  • Period: 5000 BCE to 2450 BCE

    Nippur

  • Period: 5000 BCE to 2300 BCE

    Bad-tibira

  • Period: 5000 BCE to 4400 BCE

    Dimini

  • Period: 5000 BCE to 3300 BCE

    Majiabang

  • Period: 5000 BCE to 2100 BCE

    Girsu

  • Period: 4850 BCE to 3600 BCE

    Skorba

  • Period: 4500 BCE to 1850 BCE

    Sumer

  • Period: 4500 BCE to 733 BCE

    Laish

  • Period: 4395 BCE to 1218 BCE

    Susa

  • Period: 4000 BCE to 2250 BCE

    Lagash

  • Period: 4000 BCE to 1000 BCE

    Anshan

  • Period: 4000 BCE to 2300 BCE

    Kish

  • Period: 4000 BCE to 3100 BCE

    Uruk

  • Period: 4000 BCE to 1800 BCE

    Anau

  • Period: 3800 BCE to 500 BCE

    Ur

  • Period: 3700 BCE to 2800 BCE

    Howar

  • Period: 3700 BCE to 3500 BCE

    Caral-Supe

  • Period: 3600 BCE to 200 BCE

    Casma-Sechin

  • Period: 3600 BCE to 3000 BCE

    Ta' Ħaġrat

  • Period: 3500 BCE to 1800 BCE

    Norte Chico

  • Period: 3500 BCE to 2100 BCE

    Isin

  • Period: 3500 BCE to 1600 BCE

    Ebla

  • Period: 3500 BCE to 3150 BCE

    Heliopolis

  • Period: 3500 BCE to 3150 BCE

    Nekhen

  • Period: 3360 BCE to 1320 BCE

    Indus

  • Period: 3200 BCE to 539 BCE

    Elam

  • Period: 3180 BCE to 2500 BCE

    Skara Brae

  • Period: 3150 BCE to 2686 BCE

    First Egyptian Kingdom

  • Period: 3100 BCE to 675 BCE

    Lullubi Kingdom

  • Period: 3100 BCE to 1100 BCE

    Minoan Kingdom

  • Period: 3000 BCE to 2900 BCE

    Lough Gur

  • Period: 3000 BCE to 2200 BCE

    Shengavit

  • Period: 3000 BCE to 1400 BCE

    Isuwa

  • Period: 3000 BCE to 2290 BCE

    Armi

  • Period: 2900 BCE to 1759 BCE

    Mari

  • Period: 2900 BCE to 1990 BCE

    Marhasi

  • Period: 2700 BCE to 1900 BCE

    Hatti

  • Period: 2686 BCE to 2181 BCE

    Second Egyptian Kingdom

  • Period: 2600 BCE to 2340 BCE

    Nagar

  • Period: 2600 BCE to 538 BCE

    Dilmun

  • Period: 2600 BCE to 2025 BCE

    Assur

  • Period: 2518 BCE to 539 BCE

    Phoenicia

  • Period: 2500 BCE to 1450

    Nubia

  • Period: 2400 BCE to 980 BCE

    Punt

  • Period: 2350 BCE to 750 BCE

    Namar Kingdom

  • Period: 2334 BCE to 2154 BCE

    Akkadian Empire

  • Period: 2300 BCE to 1500 BCE

    Lajia

  • Period: 2300 BCE to 1760 BCE

    Bactria-Margiana

  • Period: 2290 BCE to 40 BCE

    Armi State

  • Period: 2250 BCE to 1350 BCE

    Urkesh

  • Period: 2230 BCE to 550 BCE

    Magan

  • Period: 2181 BCE to 2055 BCE

    Third Egyptian Kingdom

  • Period: 2141 BCE to 2050 BCE

    Gutium

  • Period: 2070 BCE to 1677 BCE

    Xia

  • Period: 2055 BCE to 1600 BCE

    Fourth Egyptian Kingdom

  • Period: 2025 BCE to 609 BCE

    Assyrian Empire

  • Period: 2000 BCE to 500 BCE

    Tichit

  • Period: 2000 BCE to 1500 BCE

    Oaxaca

  • Period: 2000 BCE to 1556 BCE

    Purushanda

  • Period: 2000 BCE to 1595 BCE

    Amorite

  • Period: 2000 BCE to 1334 BCE

    Qatna

  • Period: 2000 BCE to 1183 BCE

    Lukka

  • Period: 2000 BCE to 1180 BCE

    Wilusa

  • Period: 2000 BCE to 700 BCE

    Troas

  • Period: 2000 BCE to 1400 BCE

    Luvia

  • Period: 2000 BCE to 1175 BCE

    Sea Confederation

  • Period: 2000 BCE to 1194 BCE

    Canaan

  • Period: 2000 BCE to 789 BCE

    Eshnuna

  • Period: 1970 BCE to 1650 BCE

    Kussara

  • Period: 1940 BCE to 1178 BCE

    Pala

  • Period: 1900 BCE to 1600 BCE

    Hitti

  • Period: 1894 BCE to 1595 BCE

    Babylon

  • Period: 1830 BCE to 1670 BCE

    Zalpa

  • Period: 1810 BCE to 1525 BCE

    Yamhad

  • Period: 1809 BCE to 1776 BCE

    Upper Mesopotamian Kingdom

  • Period: 1800 BCE to 1178 BCE

    Hyksos

  • Period: 1800 BCE to 970 BCE

    Byblos

  • Period: 1765 BCE to 1056 BCE

    Mycenaea

  • Period: 1750 BCE to 1135 BCE

    Kassite

  • Period: 1700 BCE to 1200 BCE

    Arzawa

  • Period: 1700 BCE to 1550 BCE

    Fifth Egyptian Kingdom

  • Period: 1677 BCE to 1046 BCE

    Shang

  • Period: 1600 BCE to 1300 BCE

    Mittani

  • Period: 1600 BCE to 1220 BCE

    Kizzuwatna

  • Period: 1600 BCE to 400 BCE

    Olmec

  • Period: 1600 BCE to 445 BCE

    Qi

  • Period: 1550 BCE to 630 BCE

    Libu

  • Period: 1544 BCE to 1069 BCE

    Sixth Kingdom of Egypt

  • Period: 1527 BCE to 995 BCE

    Tyre

  • Period: 1500 BCE to 1190 BCE

    Hayasa-Azzi

  • Period: 1450 BCE to 1051 BCE

    Alashiya

  • Period: 1430 BCE to 131 BCE

    Colchis

  • Period: 1430 BCE to 1200 BCE

    Kaskia

  • Period: 1400 BCE to 1250 BCE

    Assuwa

  • Period: 1300 BCE to 400 BCE

    Moab

  • Period: 1290 BCE to 1190 BCE

    Shupria

  • Period: 1200 BCE to 553 BCE

    Edom

  • Period: 1077 BCE to 664 BCE

    Seventh Kingdom of Egypt

  • Period: 664 BCE to 332 BCE

    Eighth Kingdom of Egypt